US Soldier Bets on Maduro's Arrest, Wins Big

0:00On April 23rd, a U.S. Special Forces soldier named Gannon-Kin Van Dyke just got arrested for betting $32,000 on polymarket. That, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would be out by January. Turns out Van Dyke helped lead the raid that made it happen, and he cashed in $400,000 after the capture. Earlier this year, American troops pulled off a covert overnight mission in Caracas under heavy fire, snatching Maduro and flying him to New York. City. Now the 63-year-old faces federal drug trafficking charges and has pleaded not guilty. Maduro's been locked up for nearly three months at a tough federal prison in Brooklyn before heading to court last month with his wife, Silia Flores. That was their first time back before New York judge since the dramatic arrests. In the courtroom, Maduro showed up thinner, shackled, and in prison gear, but he still smiled and complimented his lawyer style in English. His 69-year-old wife looked fully recovered from any injuries, no bandages in sight.

1:04This betting bust adds a wild twist to the whole operation, raising questions about insider plays in high-stakes raids like these.